Parental gate-keeping in diasporic Indian families: Examining the intersection of culture, gender and consumption

Journal of Marketing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 979-1008

  Lindridge, Andrew M ^a   Hogg, Margaret K ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Culture; Daughters; Family stories; Gate keeping; Gender; Mothers and fathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958130076     PISSN: 0267257X     EISSN: 14721376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1362/026725706778935628     Document Type: Article

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